China’s Liaoning Huajin Tongda shuts BD unit for maintenance

03 August 2012 03:58[Source: ICIS news]

SHANGHAI (ICIS)--?xml:namespace>China’s Liaoning Huajin Tongda Chemical shut down its 100,000 tonne/year butadiene (BD) unit on Friday for regular maintenance, a source close to the company said on Friday.

The shutdown will last about 30-40 days, with production losses estimated at about 7,000-9,000 tonnes of BD, the source added.

The Chinese domestic market has ample BD supply that the shutdown of Liaoning Huajin Tongda’s facility is a welcome development, traders said.